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𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏. 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒐-𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.
𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑰𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒙 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒖𝒎, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔. 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎. |
LEVEL UP YOUR MONTH WITH SOME MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS!
HEALING THROUGH WRITING
WORKSHOP
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Discover the power that you have in your writing through this HEALING THROUGH WRITING WORKSHOP, where you can write about your thoughts and emotions about what you've been through in a safe and welcoming atmosphere. Whether you have been a victim of violence or not, and whether or not you have writing experience, this session is an excellent opportunity to learn how writing and journaling can help you heal. You possess the choice of writing down things you need to express privately or sharing them with others.
For more information about this upcoming writing workshop email us at [email protected] or call Monica at (684)699-0272. We hope to see you there! |
WELLNESS
SELF-CARE THRU THE ARTS
In continuing to practice wellness with the community, the Alliance had the pleasure to provide Self-Care Thru the Arts to one of our community partners - BlueSky’s Retail Team. Self-care is essential in helping one to reduce the turmoil and volatility that undermines their ability to work or even function well daily. Art has an incredible way of connecting to the world and allowing us to feel and express ourselves. Sometimes we are calm, happy, relaxed, or inspired, and because of these feel-good effects, art is a powerful tool for wellness, self-care, and mental health. Studies show that expression through art can help people with depression, anxiety, and stress. Art has also been linked to improved memory, reasoning, and resilience in aging. Local artist Litea Beterua facilitated this group session, and the goal is that the community understands what wellness can look like in one’s workspace as well as in life. Being kind to yourself is important. Doing things that make you happy can serve a crucial role in healing. It could involve creating a healing journal, painting, listening to music, or even watching your favorite TV show. The best part is, art is something everyone can participate in. It does not prescribe to any particular set of norms and is unique to each and every one of us. So why not give it a try? It may be the best decision for your wellness yet!
(For more information about this free workshop please feel free to email us @ [email protected] or call 699-0272 and ask for Monica Veavea.)
Lets get our wellness on!
(For more information about this free workshop please feel free to email us @ [email protected] or call 699-0272 and ask for Monica Veavea.)
Lets get our wellness on!
Check Out Our Recent EVENTS
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH WAVE!!
Sexual Assualt Awareness Month Wave hosted by the Healthy & Human services club at ASCC was held on April 10, 2024. Waving to raise public consciouness about the issues of Sexual violence and showing support for survivors.
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It's Teal Tuesday! Every Tuesday, the Alliance is donning teal in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault and to raise awareness for sexual violence prevention. Join us in wearing teal and spreading hope and support.
#TealTuesday #SupportSurvivors |
TEEN DATING VIOLENCE
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2024
"LOVE LIKE THAT"
In a collaborative effort that is youth-driven, the American Samoa Community College(ASCC) together with the Alliance join forces in bringing you more information on teen dating violence. Join us on March 21st , 2024 from 9am to 12 pm, for this year's TEEN DATING VIOLENCE (TDV) Virtual Conference. “Love like that“, is this year's theme and will be hosted and facilitated by ASCC, Department of Health & Human Services Students. This is a great opportunity for many to learn more about the types of TDV, healthy and unhealthy relationships, consent, stalking, how to support a victim of TDV, safety planning, developing resilience and so much more! So make sure you don't miss out. Scan the QR code on the flyer so that you can register to get your own link to join the virtual conference. We will also be live streaming on facebook, so if you have any questions, comments, or sharing, you can join us as well. A big THANK YOU goes out to Derek Helsham, Instructor and department Chairperson, EXTIO Coordinator, and the Health & Human Services Department, Dr. Rosevonne Pato, President of ASCC for the continued support and collaboration, and the amazing students who are always contributing to the work of the Alliance. To join the virtual conference, please scan the QR code on the flyer or for more information about the conference, call 684-699-0272 or email [email protected].
Faafetai tele!
Faafetai tele!
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We want to extend a heartfelt THANKS! to the incredible students from the American Samoa Community College for their work as our Volunteers. They worked at the direction of our Training Team to develop content, understand what is teen dating violence and lead the Conference. We are glad to announce the conference was - a tremendous success! the Interns were amazing! Their hard work, dedication, and passion for spreading awareness about teen dating violence have truly made a difference. We love and thank them for their spirit to learn and share, as well as their commitment for change! Helping us to end Violence in our homes, families and spaces!
We recognize as well as applaud these amazing students who have volunteered their time to contribute to the work of the Alliance. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them! We appreciate you all! Wishing you all the best this semester. Mehitabelle Aiono Liualevaiosina Ofoia Letoe'e - Lillyann Heta Launiu Fiatagata Iafeta Catherine Malama Oeti #TDVConference #LoveLikeThat #ASCCStudentsRock |
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